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{{Short description|Maharaja of Nawanagar from 1933–1948}} | {{Short description|Maharaja of Nawanagar from 1933–1948}} | ||
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Ranjitsinhji, a [[Yaduvanshi Rajput]], was born at Sadodar, [[Gujarat]] on 18 September 1895 during the [[British Raj]], nephew of the famed cricketer [[K.S. Ranjitsinhji]]. He was educated at The [[Rajkumar College, Rajkot|Rajkumar College]], [[Rajkot]], in [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]], then at [[Malvern College]] and [[University College London]]. | Ranjitsinhji, a [[Yaduvanshi Rajput]], was born at Sadodar, [[Gujarat]] on 18 September 1895 during the [[British Raj]], nephew of the famed cricketer [[K.S. Ranjitsinhji]]. He was educated at The [[Rajkumar College, Rajkot|Rajkumar College]], [[Rajkot]], in [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]], then at [[Malvern College]] and [[University College London]]. | ||
Commissioned as second lieutenant in the British Army in 1919, Digvijaysinhji enjoyed a military career for over two decades.{{citation needed|date=June | Commissioned as second lieutenant in the British Army in 1919, Digvijaysinhji enjoyed a military career for over two decades.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} Attached to the 125th Napier's Rifles (now 5th Battalion (Napier's), The Rajputana Rifles) in 1920, he served with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, subsequently receiving a promotion to Lieutenant in 1921.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32967/pages/6355|title=London Gazette}}</ref> He then served with the Waziristan Field Force from 1922 to 1924; after a promotion to captain in 1929, he retired from the army in 1931.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33790/pages/350|title=London Gazette}}</ref> However, he would continue to receive honorary promotions in the Indian Army until 1947, ending with the rank of lieutenant-general. | ||
Two years later, Digvijaysinhji succeeded his uncle, who had adopted him as his heir. From 1939 until his demise, he was the longest serving President of Governing Council of The [[Rajkumar College, Rajkot|Rajkumar College]], [[Rajkot]]. | Two years later, Digvijaysinhji succeeded his uncle, who had adopted him as his heir. From 1939 until his demise, he was the longest serving President of Governing Council of The [[Rajkumar College, Rajkot|Rajkumar College]], [[Rajkot]]. | ||
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It existed until 1945, when it was closed and the children were transferred to Valivade, a quarter of the city of [[Kolhapur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kresy-siberia.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=47057|title=Refugee camps in India, Jamnagar-Balachadi|access-date=8 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713170807/http://kresy-siberia.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=47057|archive-date=13 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120910203530/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-17/ahmedabad/27825350_1_maharaja-camps-jamnagar Anuradha Bhattacharya, ''History of Polish refugees in India between 1942–48''] [in] Polish love story in Gujarat, The Times of India, 17 September 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?268578 Little Warsaw Of Kathiawar] ''Outlook'', 20 December 2010.</ref> The camp site today is part of 300 acre campus of the [[Sainik School, Balachadi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?268579|title=History: humanism Balachadians To Their Core Nawanagar saved their lives. The Poles show they have not forgotten.|date=20 December 2010|work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]}}</ref> | It existed until 1945, when it was closed and the children were transferred to Valivade, a quarter of the city of [[Kolhapur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kresy-siberia.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=47057|title=Refugee camps in India, Jamnagar-Balachadi|access-date=8 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713170807/http://kresy-siberia.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=47057|archive-date=13 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120910203530/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-17/ahmedabad/27825350_1_maharaja-camps-jamnagar Anuradha Bhattacharya, ''History of Polish refugees in India between 1942–48''] [in] Polish love story in Gujarat, The Times of India, 17 September 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?268578 Little Warsaw Of Kathiawar] ''Outlook'', 20 December 2010.</ref> The camp site today is part of 300 acre campus of the [[Sainik School, Balachadi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?268579|title=History: humanism Balachadians To Their Core Nawanagar saved their lives. The Poles show they have not forgotten.|date=20 December 2010|work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]}}</ref> | ||
[[The Jamsaheb Digvijay Singh Jadeja School|The Jamsaheb Digvijaysinh Jadeja School]] in [[Warsaw]] was established to honour this legacy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/a-maharaja-in-warsaw/article12980412.ece|title=A Maharaja in Warsaw|author=Jayaraj Manepalli|work=The Hindu|access-date=28 December | [[The Jamsaheb Digvijay Singh Jadeja School|The Jamsaheb Digvijaysinh Jadeja School]] in [[Warsaw]] was established to honour this legacy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/a-maharaja-in-warsaw/article12980412.ece|title=A Maharaja in Warsaw|author=Jayaraj Manepalli|work=The Hindu|access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref> In 2016, 50 years after Jam Saheb's death, Poland's Parliament unanimously adopted a special resolution honouring Jam Saheb Digvijay Sinhji for his aid to Polish children refugees during World War II.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://orka.sejm.gov.pl/opinie8.nsf/nazwa/235_u/$file/235_u.pdf|title=Uchwała Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w sprawie uczczenia pamięci Dobrego Maharadży|access-date=12 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://theindiandiaspora.com/news-details/diaspora-news/primary-news/good-maharaja-of-jamnagar-remembered-in-polish-parliament.htm|title='Good Maharaja' of Jamnagar remembered in Polish parliament|author=Surender Bhutani|work=theindiandiaspora|access-date=14 March 2016}}</ref> | ||
A documentary titled "Little Poland in India" was made in collaboration of both Indian and Polish governments to honour the efforts of Maharaja Jam Sahib<ref>{{Citation|last=AakaarFilms|title=A Little Poland in India (English) - The Complete Documentary|date=2015-11-22|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIPq-8RZxxM|access-date=2018-05-24}}</ref> and [[Kira Banasinska]], who led the movement in India to rehabilitate Polish refugees.<ref name="Tribune-30Jun19">{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/spectrum/slice-of-india-in-london/794763.html|title=Slice of India in London|date=30 June 2019|work=The Tribune|location=Chandigarh}}</ref> | A documentary titled "Little Poland in India" was made in collaboration of both Indian and Polish governments to honour the efforts of Maharaja Jam Sahib<ref>{{Citation|last=AakaarFilms|title=A Little Poland in India (English) - The Complete Documentary|date=2015-11-22|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIPq-8RZxxM|access-date=2018-05-24}}</ref> and [[Kira Banasinska]], who led the movement in India to rehabilitate Polish refugees.<ref name="Tribune-30Jun19">{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/spectrum/slice-of-india-in-london/794763.html|title=Slice of India in London|date=30 June 2019|work=The Tribune|location=Chandigarh}}</ref> | ||
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==Representative at international organisations== | ==Representative at international organisations== | ||
Divijaysinhji represented India as a delegate at the first session of the [[League of Nations]] in 1920.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiana.edu/~league/1thordinaryassemb.htm|title=First Ordinary Session of the Assembly|access-date=28 December | Divijaysinhji represented India as a delegate at the first session of the [[League of Nations]] in 1920.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiana.edu/~league/1thordinaryassemb.htm|title=First Ordinary Session of the Assembly|access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref> He was also the Deputy Leader of the Indian delegation to the UN, and chaired both the UN Administration Tribunal and the UN Negotiating Committee on Korean Rehabilitation following the [[Korean War]]. | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||